Of course, women and men differ in their opinions on this question: 39 percent of women think those of their sex are smarter, but a plurality (44 percent ) of men disagrees. One-in-five men (21 percent) believe women are smarter, but 18 percent of women disagree. Sizable numbers of men (34 percent) and women (42 percent ) are not sure.

Thirty-two percent of all adults agree that, in America today, it is better to be a man. Just 13 percent think it’s better to be a woman. Half (49 percent) believe the quality of life is about the same for both.

Twice as many women (42 percent ) as men (22 percent) think it’s better to be a man in America today. Twenty percent of men think it’s better to be a woman, but only seven percent (7 percent) of women agree. Fifty-three percent of men and 46 percent of women agree that the quality of life is about the same for both sexes.

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